Open AccessClinical profile of cerebral malaria at a secondary care hospital
Author(s) -
Jency Maria Koshy,
Jency Maria Koshy
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/2249-4863.130276
Subject(s) - medicine , cerebral malaria , malaria , interquartile range , quinine , anemia , population , pediatrics , surgery , plasmodium falciparum , environmental health , immunology
Cerebral malaria (CM) is one of the most common causes for non-traumatic encephalopathy in the world. It affects both the urban and rural population. It is a challenge to treat these patients in a resource limited setting; where majority of these cases present.